UFS 211 - ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING

THE NARRATIVE PARAGRAPH

               My Unforgettable Childhood Memories



Childhood memories are special for everyone. I have a very happy memory of my childhood and will always remember it. I was born and brought up in a small family which included my mother and my eldest sister. My parents got divorce since I was small, so I was brought up by my lovely mother, the best mother in the world. When I recall back my childhood memories, there are many stories. Some of them makes me happy, but others makes me grow up to be a better person. Memories from my childhood life made me what I am today. There are many different childhood memories that I can remember but there are one that really made an impact to how my personality is today.
   My mother has planned to have a trip to Penang when I was on my primary school holidays. I was on grade three when we went to Penang for a vacation and visit my aunt there. My mother, my eldest sister and me. My first time in aeroplane was when we were going to KLIA from KKIA, that was the best memory for me. After that, we reached at KLIA and waited for a few hours before our flight to Penang.
   We were planning just to have a vacation in Penang on my holidays. After we looked and visited many beautiful places such as Komtar (the tallest building in Penang), Penang bridge, Ferry and the great one was on the Bendera Hill at Penang. Moreover, we also visit the Penang Museum and the old city called Padang Kota that has a Francis Light statue. He is the founder of Penang.
   After a few week there, my mother told me and my sister that she wanted us to study there, me on grade four and my eldest sister on grade six. I was surprised knowing that we will live at Penang and study there. My first time in school is when I realized Sabahan’s slang is different with Penang’s slang and it was not easy for me for making friends because they have different slang. Beside that, i’ve learned a little bit of their slang and get used with their slang because I am a quick learner.
   By that, I’ve spent more time with my friends playing hide and seek and cops and robbers than being with my family because I wanted to understand more about their slang. That was the best memories when I was child because I am different with others there. Two years we spent there with my aunt.
   It was fascinating and I had never had that beautiful experience before. Of all the memories, one particular memory is very important and taught me the importance of family was when my grandfather at Sabah was sick and we were forced to go back to Sabah.
   Unfortunately, when we reached at Sabah, my grandfather already passed away when we was on flight to Sabah. That was the bad news for us because we didn’t expect that happened. We only can just looked and pray for my late grandfather’s grave. Other than that, I also have further studies at my hometown on grade six because we will not went back to Penang again.
   This has to be one of my good and bad life changing childhood memories. I can’t forget the childhood memory. I love my childhood memory even though I am grown up. I discovered that life can be choices by myself.

NOTE(7) 

LITERARY DEVICES

The terms, roles of literary devices and imagery

• Use a little figurative language to add interest to your story.
  • Simile
  • Metaphor
  • Alliteration
  • Onomatopoeia

Simile:

• Comparison between two unlike things that have something in common using like or as
• Examples
  • It's been a hard day's night and I've been working like a dog. - The Beatles
  • My heart is like an open highway. - Jon Bon Jovi 
  • as hungry as a bear
  • as nutty as a fruitcake
  • as quick as lightning

Metaphor:

• Comparison between two unlike things that have something in common without using like or as
• Examples
  • Patty was a raging tiger when she lost her lunch money.
  • During the night the forest was a dark, frightening battlefield.

Alliteration:

• Repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
• Examples
  • down in the dumps
  • do or die
  • right as rain
  • sink or swim
  • pay the price
  • back to the basics
  • green as grass
  • live the life

Onomatopoeia:

• The imitation of natural sounds in word form. These words help us form mental pictures about the things, people, or places that are described
• Examples
  • buzz
  • hiss
  • roar
  • woof
  • bang
  • pop
  • hiss
  • sizzle